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Cyber criminals are only becoming more determined and capable, and this is bad news for many businesses. Even while some companies might feel as if they have their bases covered, vulnerabilities can crop up at any moment. Every bit of Internet-facing software poses a threat of possibly becoming another way for a hacker to break in. Even insecure software that runs only on a local network can help an intruder leapfrog from a minor beachhead to bigger and worse things. Every company today must, therefore, do everything possible to fight computer hackers and ensure that they will not prevail.

In practice, that will normally require developing a strategy that accounts for the full range of modern digital threats. For many businesses, a reliance on self-hosted software and information technology resources turns out to be one of the most significant vulnerabilities of all. While having these assets under direct control might seem like a way of making sure that hackers will not be able to exploit them, that often turns out to be an entirely mistaken belief. Even a bit of delay in the application of a crucial security update can be all that it takes for criminals to turn an otherwise secure piece of software into an effective means of illegal entry.

In many cases, it will make sense to look for ways of divesting a company of such arrangements. Instead of hosting software and other IT resources locally, it can be more productive to put them in the charge of others. Cloud providers that focus solely on keeping such assets up to date and running well are often far better positioned than their clients to do so.

Naturally enough, figuring out just which resources will benefit from migration can take some insight and expertise. Fortunately, there are providers who focus intently enough on such matters that they have developed reliable, systematic ways of arriving at such important conclusions. Even better, they can often create plans for making the move that will ensure an absolute minimum of disruption while still delivering every benefit that might be hoped for. As a result, this can prove to be one of the best ways to fight back against hackers.